UK police arrest far right group near war memorial (AP)

LONDON ? Police say they have arrested 156 far-right activists near London's main war memorial to prevent a breach of the peace.

The Metropolitan Police say the English Defense League supporters were arrested outside a pub in Whitehall, site of the Cenotaph monument.

Police would not comment on reports the group planned to march on a protest camp against corporate greed outside St. Paul's Cathedral.

Friday is Armistice Day, when people gather at the Cenotaph and across the country to observe two minutes' silence in memory of those killed in wars. It commemorates the end of World War I, at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918.

The English Defense League casts itself as a peaceful opponent of radical Islam, but opponents say it is racist and its protests have often turned violent.

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